Twenty years ago, a startup called VMware brought in business by providing a platform to create nonphysical machine virtualizations, such as Linux, Windows, and others. As server processing capacity increased, basic applications couldn’t maximize the use of all the abundant new resources. Enter Virtual Machines (VMs), designed to run software on top of a physical […]
Kubernetes Fundamentals: Facilitating Cloud Deployment and Container Simplicity
Kubernetes (sometimes abbreviated to “kube”) is open-sourced, was originally developed by Google, and organizes containers into logical units for transport and use in the cloud. Containers support the construction of self-contained environments capable of transporting data, and the software supporting it. Containers are, ultimately, a way to package software and other application components. It is […]
So You Want to be a Cloud Engineer?
It has been predicted that “cloud engineer” will be among the top ten in-demand IT jobs in 2021. There is currently a great need for cloud engineers, primarily because a significant number of organizations are moving their business processes to the cloud. As more organizations shift to cloud data storage, the demand for cloud engineers […]
Data Containers Demystified: A Reliable Data Movement Solution
The Data Management industry has seen a significant rise in the recent interest of data containers. As Cloud Computing has gained popularity, methods for transporting data and its processing instructions, have been investigated, with data containers coming in as a viable a solution. Data containers solve the problem of getting software to run reliably, while […]
Pandemic Cloud: Four Considerations in the Rush to Transform
Click to learn more about author Patrick Hubbard. Many businesses have pushed their cloud migration plans into overdrive in 2020. The emergency transition to work from home, significant changes in customer behavior, supply chain challenges, and existing pent-up digital transformation projects created a rapid-migration Voltron for many teams. There’s been amazing delivery on the part of […]
Data Container Architecture: Answers and Challenges
Data containers are a recent step in the evolution of the cloud. Their purpose is to run reliably as they are transferred from one computer environment to another. They are isolated, improve security, and are “usually” easy to work with. Containers promote application portability through their novel use of packaging, and the philosophy of “develop […]
A Brief History of Data Containers
Data containers have become crucial for the efficient transport of data to a public cloud and back to a private platform. Containers are software packages containing everything needed for the software to run. This includes libraries, system tools, and settings, as well as an executable program. Additionally, containers offer another layer of security because the […]
Cloud Computing and Cloud Architecture Trends in 2020
Use of the cloud has grown significantly. Cloud computing has become so popular, many startups are taking a “cloud-first” approach (the deliberate practice of considering use of the cloud first). The cloud offers tools, data, and scalable computing power that would be difficult to access in other ways. Cloud architecture, whether it be public, private, […]
Kubernetes: An Essential StatefulSet Application
Click to learn more about author Surya Nekkanti. In this article, I will explain what is required and how to deploy database applications using Kubernetes. In the early days of the internet, if you wanted to launch an application, you had to buy or rent hardware, get the software from the vendor through a floppy […]
Startup Anaxi Introduces App to Bring Predictability to the Development Process
According to a recent press release, “More than 1.5 million organizations have 25 million active repositories (an average of 17 per organization) on GitHub, the world’s largest community for developers to share, and build better software — with no good way to keep track of everything. Anaxi, a startup co-founded by serial entrepreneurs and veterans […]